Official Panasonic GT50 Series Discussion Thread [No Street Price Talk] - Page 166

I believe you can turn it off via setup etc.

It is in Setup>Advanced Setup > Viera Connect Banner > OFF

Hey.....thank you so much!!!

Again I want to thank the active community and forum hosts for helping me decide to purchase my 60" GT50.

The set still looks great, no problems, no buzzing.

Santa brought a 3D Blu-ray player with 2 Panasonic glasses, and one pair of Samsung glasses.
I love the feel and quality of the Panasonic glasses compared to the Samsung glasses.
I hate that I can't replace the rechargeable batteries easily in the Panasonic glasses, so when they die I hope something better is available.
The Samsung glasses feel flimsy and cheap by comparison but they do have a replaceable battery. The effect is a bit different between the two types of glasses, but both are very nice. My son prefers the Samsung and I prefeer the Panasonic for viewing.

I am an old guy, and had thought 3D was simply a gimmick. I saw Superman 3D in the theaters and was totally underwhelmed. I didn't get this set for the 3D. But some have raved about it, and it didn't cost much to experiment with it so I did it. I am very glad I did. It is worth the effort and time. Read reviews as to which 3D movies actually make good use of the medium and not just use it as a quick gimmick.

Again thanks,
Hope your holiday of choice is grand.

Need help deciding...

Right now the price difference on the GT50 60" and 65" is $600. Is the 5 extra inches worth $600? I could use the $600 to purchase 3D glasses and sound bar or a small 2.1 sound system.

What would you all do?

Thanks for the help

I'd buy the 65". You can always work on getting the other stuff along the way. If you buy the 60" you'll wish you had the 65"!! It's a beautiful TV....

Thanks for quick responses. I am not to concerned about 3D stuff as much as rest of TV. I considered the GT for the THX modes as I have somewhat of a bright room first half of day etc.

I'd buy the right TV size for your room.

And only YOU can really determine what 'right' is.

Get TOO big a TV and you'll find your eyes scanning back and forth across the screen more than you are really comfortable with.

Buy too small and you lose the immersion.

At 60->65 though, the difference in % screen real estate is pretty small.

I haven't been on here in a while because I had nothing to really complain about I did post this in the the 3D content thread but maybe you guys can give some input........

For those that have seen Sammy's Adventures...I've watched this movie on 2 different sets. One was my Samsung 55UND8000 and now I on a Panasonic 60GT50. Same seating distance, which is about 10ft. On the Sammy, the scene with the snake, it literally was about 2ft in front of my face. On the Panny, it comes out the screen but not as prominent as my old Sammy. So should I chalk this up as different tech between the Samsung and Panasonic (LED/Plasma)? I thought it would actually be better since I went 5" larger on my new set. Other than a little less "pop-out", I think the Panasonic displays 3D content much better IMHO.

I also just watched that Jet Li movie everyone is raving about "Flying Swords" or whatever and to be honest, I didn't think the 3D was exciting as everyone is claiming...at least not on my set. Now if I watch something on Youtube, like those 3D extreme videos that kid does with the chainsaws and whatnot, then there is amazing "pop-out". I realize no movie is made like that but there seems to be something lacking when it comes to 3D pop-out effects with the Panasonic.

Hello, first post here...woohoo

Anyway, I got 50gt50, and other than buzzing (which you can hear from 8+ feet away on bright scenes when muted), the set has been great. That being said, I believe this level of buzz is unacceptable. This is actually my second one as I replaced the first due to buzzing- however, buzz volume is exactly the same which may not be surprising as both TVs were made in July 2012 (same batch?).

My question is, for those of you who had the buzzing sound, did the technician manage to fix it? The buzzing on my TV comes from upper right corner and then left side of the TV. It's certainly not isolated to only one side of the panel. Also, the screws do have washers on them, so I'm pretty sure that's not a problem. My worry is that the technician will not be able to fix this. So, what's your experience with ACTUALLY getting the buzz fixed other than screw kit replacement?

Also, my TV has that -2 in the model number or whatever it is, and it still buzzes. So no, it hasn't been fixed with that. That being said, there are differences between TVs with and without -2...I know as the parts for the two are (slightly?) different.
Edited by pfc bgd - 12/27/12 at 7:44am

$600 for 5"?

I went from a 55" DLP to a 50" Plasma in my living room and I barely noticed the difference after a week and don't really miss it at all. I'd say save the buck$ for another toy you'll appreciate more.

Thanks Randy, to be honest, I read most of your posts, and they are what confirmed that my buzzing is too loud.

I will see what the technician does this time around (one of the board will be replaced), and if the buzzing remains on the same level, I will ask Panasonic for a replacement. I see that one of the forum members posted that his gt50 made in November doesn't buzz, so I'll see if they can send me something along those lines. To be honest, I'd rather have this one fixed as it has no other issues, but I will not tolerate the buzz I can hear from 8+ feet away. It's not a $500 TV...

That being said, I'd be shocked if it's a defective panel, that's much bigger of a mess up from Panasonic to happen frequently than a circuit board of a power supply.

Still, my question remains if the buzzing of GT50s actually got fixed by technicians or not? I can see that some people have similar cases to mine, but they report no outcome as to what happened once the SS board was replaced. I believe that's the part I am getting replaced this time around.

I dont think a Nov and or now Dec build will make much of a difference for this pesky problem . My 50GT50 is a Oct build that is also a -2 designation and doesn't buzz.
As long as the technician clearly hears the problem, hopefully a board and possibly PS change will clear up your issue.

Do you like the difference from the DLP to the plasma? I have a 61" Samsung DLP that I am thinking of swapping for a 60" GT. The Samsung still works great but it is time to buy another bulb so I was considering upgrading instead. Any opinions?

Don't even hesitate. Plasma blows DLP out of the water. Remember how amazed you were when you first saw HD compared to SD? That's almost the same wow factor I got going to plasma over the DLP and I don't have anything near the quality of the GT. I went from a Samsung HLR5567W DLP to an Insignia 50" Plasma (at the time the year old Samsung model) I've been looking at the VT and GT specs compared to mine with my mouth watering a little and you will not regret it imo. Find a good home for the DLP as a secondary display or gaming den, etc... and RUN to the store! LOL.

*jealous*

Thanks, that's kind of what I figured. Just needed a little encouragement! It's tough for me to get rid of something that is working just fine but I think it's time.

I got lucky with mine, knew some college kids that were moving into an apt. and wanted a big screen tv like mine after coming over to watch some hockey games at my place. I sold it to them for $500 I think -that got me most of the way to the plasma upgrade and I knew it went to a good home. I think I got my money's worth for being an early adopter in '05.

Well the burn in didnt take much. I now have the science channel logo with some text above it advertising another show. And on the other side I have a blurred version of the rotating foxnews logo. I am rethinking my move to plasma.

Burn in permanent and not reveresible sound like you have some stubborn IR, may I ask what settings you are using ?

What are your settings?

I just ordered the 60GT50 to replace my 55VT30 .. never liked the VT30. the VT50 is too expensive and the 65" is too big, the 55" too small. I hope that I'm not making a mistake by not waiting until 2013 models.

By the way my VT30 got DISH logo burned in on the top left after 1 year.. and I don't even watch that much TV!

THX Cinema

con +65
bri +65
col +46

I've had the tv for 2 weeks and it just happened yesterday while watching sci channel for about 3 hours. It's most noticeable when the area is bright white, but it faintly noticeable during normal watching on both areas as a smudge I called Panasonic there response was run the scroll bar for 2-3 weeks and she guarantees it will go away. This is really a problem that TV broadcasters are allowed to leave these huge static images on screen. My impression of this panasonic tv is that its not a tv watchers tv. This tv burns way to easily.

To clarify its not IR, I do not see the images when the tv is off.
Edited by hydro5135` - 12/28/12 at 10:13am

I think your experience is not the norm, for some reason some panels are more prone to IR, no one on this forum really has an explanation. This was present to some extent in last years models also to a certain extent. Your settings certainly seem conservative enough not to cause short term IR. I have owned 3 Pannys and have never had any IR problem, but I dont have a 2012 model. Is the pixel orbiter disabled in THX Cinema by default ? I believe that was the case with last years model.

The pixle orbiter is disabled in thx, but that wouldnt help as the bulk of the static image would still be stationary.

It still softens the edges imo, maybe its just a placebo idk, if you're still in your return window might try a panel swap you may get a better result in the lottery. I do remember other Gt50 owners that fared better the second time around. Best of luck with your issue.

F it just returned it, it being the second one. I cannot watch tv paranoid that something is going to happen and even when I made a concerted effort it still happened. Back to old trusty kdl-40w5100. The PQ on the pany is top of the line and oh so black. Unfortunately its to fragile. This is NOT a tv watchers tv, that is unless we can petition the government to ban static images by tv broadcasters . This is not a gamers tv. It is not a hockey watchers tv. It is a occasional movie tv.

I own a TCP60GT50 which was purchased 4 months ago.

My wife and I went on vacation for two weeks and my 20 year old decided to watch a bunch of 4:3 aspect shows...I now have two lines running down each side.

I called the store where I bought it from and he said to run it full screen and it will work itself out.

is this the case?

Thanks
Edited by Exmortis - 12/28/12 at 3:33pm

If it will help, on my ST30 we watched 8 seasons of tv shows and other stuff streaming from a pc playing windowed content(black all around). It's been a few months but there's no trace of lines or anything else left. I get temp IR from other bright sources but black bars fade a lot quicker.

I know it's not an ST50 but may not be too much different. I'd suggest running some full screen at a higher contrast setting in custom mode for a while and see how it goes. Maybe a pixar movie with it's bright colors.